nougat

\nu.ɡa\

/\nu.ɡa\/ noun

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The verdict

“nougat” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,489
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confiserie à base de sucre, miel, blanc d’œufs et vanille, garnie d’amandes et de pistaches.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nougat · nougat · French

nougat · rank #42,489 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,489
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH notariat

Nearest frequency peer: notariat (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nougat »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nougat » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nougat
PropertyValue
Headwordnougat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nu.ɡa\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,489
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nougat »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nougatse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « notariat » (#42,488), « Nunavut » (#42,490), « niño » (#42,487). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nougat » est au #42,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around nougat (IPA \nu.ɡa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,489 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nougat, with forms such as "nnougat", "noguat", and "nouagt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is nougat, spelled N-O-U-G-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confiserie à base de sucre, miel, blanc d’œufs et vanille, garnie d’amandes et de pistaches.
  2. 2
    Affaire ou travail facile.
  3. 3
    Pieds.
  4. 4
    Fusil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nougat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Louise adorait les nougats aux pistaches, dont une assiette pleine était restée sur le haut du buffet.
  2. Les dragées étaient connues depuis 1200 à Verdun ; le nougat était apparu en Espagne depuis l’occupation arabe avant de conquérir au XVIIᵉ siècle Montélimar.

Synonyms

nananarpion

This word in other languages

nougat(English)turrón(Español)Nougat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnougat
  • noguat
  • nouagt
  • nougatt
  • nouggat
  • nougta
  • nuogat
  • onugat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nougat - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnougat1noguat2nouagt2nougatt1nouggat1nougta2nuogat2onugat2
Edit distance from "nougat"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nougat"?
"nougat" is spelled N-O-U-G-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \nu.ɡa\.
What does "nougat" mean?
As a noun, "nougat" means: Confiserie à base de sucre, miel, blanc d’œufs et vanille, garnie d’amandes et de pistaches.
What are common misspellings of "nougat"?
Common misspellings include "nnougat", "noguat", "nouagt", "nougatt", "nouggat". The correct spelling is "nougat".
How do you pronounce "nougat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nougat" is \nu.ɡa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nougat" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nougat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list